With foreign educational institutions likely to enter the country’s education sector soon, Union human resource development minister Kapil Sibal on Friday sought to dispel fears about IIT faculties joining foreign institutes. He stated that the teachers are “patriotic” enough not to sell their conscience for a little bit of money.
“Had it been the case, IIT teachers would have been picked up by the elite Stanford and Harvard universities even today. But none have gone,” Mr Sibal stated. “The attrition rate in IITs is zero. This is because the opportunities and benefits available in IITs cannot be matched anywhere else,” Mr Sibal said.
“I know my faculty is patriotic and passionate about India and I know my faculty will not sell their conscience for a little bit of money,” he asserted.
“The kind of exposure our faculty gets at the international level, they won’t get in a private university, foreign or otherwise. You even can do independent consultants and earn money,” he said.
He clarified that foreign institutions will be subjected to the same accreditation and assessment norms as domestic institutions.